Revisiting the Dion Phaneuf Trade Devin Slawson | February 18, 2015 Five years ago, on January 31st, 2010, the Toronto Maple Leafs made headlines across the hockey world with a blockbuster trade. It appeared as if the Leafs, and GM Brian…
Philling the Seats in Florida Sebastian Noble | February 16, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com The Toronto Maple Leafs are like, well, a Toronto maple leaf, they both wilt in the Winter. At least that has been the case this season.…
On Franson, Leafs, Trades, Drafting and “Proper” Rebuilds James Tanner | February 16, 2015 On Sunday morning, the Leafs traded the soon to be UFAs Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a first round pick, Brendan Leipsic and…
Maple Leafs: Falling With Style Craig Hagerman | February 14, 2015 This season has been far from a fairy tale for the Toronto Maple Leafs, rather it’s been more like a horror movie, and a tragic one at that. But if…
Trade JVR, Not Kessel: Why It Makes Way More Sense James Tanner | February 13, 2015 So it has been 24 hours since “news” “broke” that the Leafs were going for a total rebuild. Of course, there are those of us who have been saying since…
Leafs Rebuild Won’t Take Too Long James Tanner | February 12, 2015 Everyone talks about rebuilds in terms of years. Specifically: Five Years. This probably stems from a Brian Burke quote, but either way, the Five Year Rebuild is a common phrase.…
Morgan Rielly Is Awesome James Tanner | February 11, 2015 Recently it has been hard to be a Leafs fan. The team has been terrible and so have the stars. What’s worse is that it has become so dismal that real,…
A Wealthy Scratch: The Benching of David Clarkson Craig Hagerman | February 11, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs won their first game in a month on Saturday with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. During the win interim coach Peter Horachek did something…
Dave Nonis Is the Worst, Carlyle Was the Worst and Clarkson Deserves It James Tanner | February 10, 2015 Oh boo hoo!! I can’t believe they hypocrisy I am seeing: “I guess Randy Carlyle was never the problem,” “Nonis Is Ok, but people can’t look past Clarkson,” “David Clarkson…
Leafs’ Salary Cap Woes: Kessel, Clarkson, and Phaneuf Adam R | February 9, 2015 I’ve been thinking a lot and writing a lot about the Leafs salary cap predicament. The reason being, while the team is not doing so well, the current salaries and…
Q & A With Former NHL Enforcer Dave Hutchison (Part III) Andrew Forbes | February 9, 2015 While it’s been a lengthy conversation with former NHL enforcer Dave Hutchison, it’s been one of many anecdotes and reflections on the career of an NHL ‘tough guy.’ And so,…
(All We Are Saying) Is Give Pete A Chance James Tanner | February 9, 2015 I hope you guys are Happy. You’ve forced me into making a pun in the banner headline. That’s OK though: It was out of necessity. Last week, I wrote about…
